U.S. Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard announced that her initial filing with the Federal Elections Commission shows she has raised more than $300,000 in donations in the first six weeks since announcing her candidacy. Blanchard announced her candidacy in February. The FEC filing reports a balance of $5.2 million. $5 million of the funds is in personal funds that Blanchard has loaned to her campaign.
Blanchard stated, “Considering the federal fundraising limits that are in place, raising more than $300,000 in such a short period is an incredible achievement, and it offers strong evidence that voters want to elect a committed Trump Republican who is brand new to the political scene. With the Republican primary more than a year away, we are running a marathon, not a sprint, but these numbers indicate a strong start coming out of the gate.
“Just like President Trump famously self-funded his 2016 presidential campaign, the funding I have put into the campaign shows I cannot be bought and will commit the resources necessary to remain competitive and win,” Blanchard continued. “We must stop the radical Biden/Schumer/Pelosi agenda in its tracks, finish draining the Swamp, and complete the MAGA agenda that President Trump so boldly began.”
Several former Trump administration officials hosted Blanchard for a campaign fundraiser at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach in mid-March. President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at the event. Blanchard is a former Trump administration official who served as ambassador to First Lady Melania Trump’s home country of Slovenia.
